[Mkguild] Divine Travails of Rats - Pars V. Ascensum (f)

[C. Matthias]

That seems to be a common theme for folks.

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias

At 01:47 PM 7/4/2015, christian okane wrote:
>I am SO far behind in my reading it's scary.
>
>
>Chris
>
>
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>[mailto:mkguild-bounces at lists.integral.org] On Behalf Of C. Matthias
>Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 7:08 AM
>To: Hallan Mirayas; Metamor Keep
>Subject: Re: [Mkguild] Divine Travails of Rats - Pars V. Ascensum (f)
>
>Don't feel too bad, Hallan.  You're still the only person to have commented
>on this part of the story.  I'm actually quite disappointed that nobody
>commented on the ending to it which I felt was one of the most moving parts
>of the entire story to date.
>
>May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,
>
>Charles Matthias
>
>At 01:09 PM 7/1/2015, Hallan Mirayas wrote:
> >(I am embarrassed that it's taken this long to reply!)
> >
> >Excellently done, both of you!  Ryx, if you've got some time, I'd love
> >to pick your brain for a fight scene.
> >
> >Hallan
> >
> >
> >----------
> >Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 06:09:04 -0400
> >To: sundansyr at yahoo.com; mkguild at lists.integral.org
> >From: jagille3 at vt.edu
> >Subject: Re: [Mkguild] Divine Travails of Rats - Pars V. Ascensum (f)
> >
> >And we had many conversations trying to figure out how our friend
> >Goldmark would even get that far in the contests!  I am very grateful
> >for all of Ryx's many contributions to this tale.  I could not have
> >written it without him.
> >
> >As for the King and Goldmark, well... Having that much Rat'taur on top
> >of you is a perfectly acceptable way to lose a fight.  ;-)
> >
> >May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,
> >
> >Charles Matthias
> >
> >At 02:35 AM 6/20/2015, Ryx wrote:
> >*cheeky grin*
> >
> >Actually, I wrote the scene... ;D
> >
> >Charles did not know who would face the king and I suggested Goldmark.
> >The response was dubious to say the least - a common levy irregular
> >taking on a skilled war leader?  But he let me have free rein with the
> >scene, and I had a ball writing it.
> >
> >
> >
> >On Friday, June 19, 2015 10:07 PM, Hallan Mirayas
> ><hallanmirayas at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >Hey, folks, how about some applause for MattRat for writing up victory
> >by flumph, huh?
> >Hallan
> >
> >
> >
> >----------
> >Pelaeth barked a victorious word and waded in, but Goldmark swept the
> >stave up in his forepaws, which did have some manner of grasping
> >ability, and reared up to his full height. Towering almost twice the
> >height of the human, with the staff grasped before him, he strode
> >awkwardly forward bringing the King up short. The rat dropped down and
> >leaned his upper body forward, scoring a quick swat at the snarling
> >visage of the steel wolf's helm before Pelaeth could retreat. Taking a
> >couple of quick strides, dragging the stave with his forepaws, Goldmark
> >reared up again.
> >And charged forward upon his rear paws with the awkward gait of a
> >charger en'pesade, forcing Pelaeth back at a swift trot, his sword out
> >to parry the awkward swings of the staff. The crowd roared its approval
> >and stood, the Matthias clan joining in. Goldmark continued to press
> >his charge forward with short steps and hops, quickly outpacing the
> >King's retreat.
> >And then he simply fell forward, his forelegs and save bearing the
> >sword down while his hands came down upon the human's shoulders.
> >With the massive 'taur's greater weight suddenly falling upon him,
> >Pelaeth lost his footing and fell backward to the explosive cheer of
> >the spectators. The tumult was so unbridled Charlie backed his ears and
> >gaped in astonishment as Goldmark sprawled his entire body down onto
> >the King, pinning him ignominiously to the ground. He cast the stave
> >aside before it became a bar across the man's breast and used one hand
> >to swat at the awkward, ineffective swings of the sword that did
> >nothing more than slap at the barding of his barrel and flanks.
> >Underneath him Pelaeth squirmed and kicked but could not marshal enough
> >leverage to make any of his assaults effective against the bulk of
> >beast sprawled upon him like a hunting hound upon a toddler.
> >The crowd roared and, in the High Box across from them, Charlie could
> >see the entire retinue of Metamor's nobility and Pelaeth's sister
> >standing at the rail looking down in awed shock. Sig's jaws were open
> >so wide a flock of birds could have nested on his tongue and rented out
> >his fangs to their friends.
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